St Peter's Catholic School
Whitefields Road, Solihull, B91 3NZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Shelton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,253
- Pupils on roll
- 1,306
- URN
- 148094
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217053988
About this school
St Peter's Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,306 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 208 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.8 | 52.6 | 53.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.45 +0.25 to +0.64 | +0.32 +0.12 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 60.1% | 59.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 76.4% | 77.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 75.5% | 68.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Peter's Catholic School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.8 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,291 |
| 2023/24 | 1,315 |
| 2024/25 | 1,311 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic School compares
St Peter's Catholic School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.4 | 7.6% | 17.9% | 1,306 | — |
| Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull | 58.7 | 5.8% | 10.6% | 1,730 | 0.2 miles |
| Alderbrook School | 54.2 | 6.4% | 19.2% | 1,701 | 0.4 miles |
| Lode Heath School | 50.6 | 8.5% | 25% | 1,096 | 1.5 miles |
| Light Hall School | 49.9 | 7.2% | 23.8% | 1,037 | 1.8 miles |
| Langley School | 47.6 | 8% | 24.9% | 1,050 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.86%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.61%
- Persistent absence
- 21.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull0.2 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Alderbrook School0.4 miles
Secondary · Solihull
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Lode Heath School1.5 miles
Secondary · Solihull
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Light Hall School1.8 miles
Secondary · Solihull
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Langley School1.9 miles
Secondary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
St Peter's Catholic School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Solihull.
- Alderbrook School Secondary
- Arden Secondary
- Langley School Secondary
- Light Hall School Secondary
- Lode Heath School Secondary
- Lyndon School Secondary
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Secondary
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's Catholic School teach?
- St Peter's Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Catholic School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Catholic School is Mr Stuart Shelton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's Catholic School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Peter's Catholic School?
- St Peter's Catholic School has 1,306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Peter's Catholic School full?
- St Peter's Catholic School has capacity for 1,253 pupils and 1,306 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Peter's Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Is St Peter's Catholic School a selective school?
- No. St Peter's Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Peter's Catholic School part of an academy trust?
- St Peter's Catholic School is part of OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Peter's Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.8 in 2022/23 and 53.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's Catholic School compare with other schools in Solihull?
- St Peter's Catholic School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's Catholic School's absence rate?
- St Peter's Catholic School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.